The Navajo Nation Council Budget and Finance Committee and the Resources and Development Committee are both scheduled to have special meetings today, Aug. 5. Both committees are scheduled to begin their meetings at 1 p.m. The B&F Committee is meeting in their conference room in Window Rock, Ariz. The Resources & Development Committee is meeting […]
The Naabik’iyati Committee voted 14 in favor, 0 opposed to accept report from Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, which included Delegate Mel Begay withdrawing his directive to Navajo Justice Department to sue U.S. over Navajo Indian Irrigation Project. The Naabi Committee is now on LEGISLATION 0138-14Legislation 0138-14: Relating to Budget and Finance and Naabik’iyati’; Amending GSCMY-18-10, […]
On the issue of Uranium, URI/HRI is at a special meeting of the Navajo Council’s Budget and Finance Committee today, April 29, that is being held at Nahatadziil, Ariz., which is in the southern portion of the Navajo Reservation. According to B&F proposed agenda, URI/HRI is giving a report regarding the Review/Update on URI Deed […]
The Navajo Council’s top committee, the Naabik’iyati Committee, is scheduled to meet on today, Thursday, April 17, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Council chambers. The Law and Order Committee is scheduled to meet before the Naabik’iyati Committee at 8 a.m. at the Quality Inn conference room in Window Rock. And on Friday, April 18, […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WHERE DEBATING LEGISLATION 0090-14: SUpporting the Navajo Nation’s and the Crow Tribe’s Combined and Collaborative Efforts in Energy; Supporting the U.S. Congress’ Permanent Extension of the Indian Coal Production Tax Credit; and Opposing the U.S.’ Proposed Carbon Tax, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Electric Generating Unit […]
i’M STILL HERE AT THE NAVAJO COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WHERE0 THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT GONE TO ITEM F ON THEIR AGENDA, WHICH IS LEGISLATION 0085-14, WHICH IS APPROVING THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR 2014 WITH A REVISION TO $100,000. SPONSOR IS DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON No debate. Committee votes […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WHERE THE COMMITTEE VOTED ON SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION WITHOUT DEBATE. THE COMMITTEE is now on LEGISLATION 0009-14: which is revisions to the Navajo Road Fund Management Plan. The B&F Committee Legislative Advisor Peggy Nakai is reading the amendments to the Roads Fund Management Plan and there […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Committee is recalling LEGISLATION 0032-14 WHICH IS THE SANCTIONING OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: 2 in favor, 2 opposed and so B&F Chairperson LoRenzo Bates votes in favor of sanctions. Final VOTE IS 3 IN FAVOR, 2 OPPOSED The Committee moves on to LEGISLATION 0049-14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Committee is hearing a report from Navajo Nation Office of Management and Budget Director Dominic Beyal regarding revisions to the Navajo Nation Budget Instruction and Policy Manual. The BIPM is Navajo law regarding how the Navajo Nation government, which includes the Legislative Branch and Executive Branch, […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. The committee just finished hearing a report from the Navajo Nation Veterans Affairs Office on the status of a project to construct 15 homes for veterans per agency. There are five agencies on the Navajo Reservation. The Committee’s vote was 3 in favor, 0 opposed on accepting […]
